Jazz-Balaya with KP Wee - Sunday, December 16, 2012

Another snowy Sunday morning with some good jazz... On the menu: Francois Houle 5+1, Dave Douglas Quintet (featuring Aoife O'Donovan), Roger Chong, Robin Ranger, Drumhand, Art Bailey Trio, and more.

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Jazz-Balaya with KP Wee - Sunday, December 9, 2012

A snowy Sunday morning with some good jazz... Up-and-comers such as Lisa Hilton, The Consonance, Roger Chong, Eric Vaughn, and Larry Tarof.

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Jazz-Balaya with KP Wee - Sunday, December 2, 2012

A rainy Sunday morning with some good jazz... Up-and-comers such as Tyson Naylor Trio, Lisa Hilton, Laila Biali, Roger Chong, and others...

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Jazz-Balaya with KP Wee - Sunday, November 25, 2012

A sunny Sunday morning with some good jazz... Up-and-comers such as Hilton, Chong, and others...

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Jazz-Balaya with KP Wee - Sunday, November 18, 2012

A rainy Sunday morning with some good jazz...

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Jazz-Balaya with KP Wee - Sunday, November 11, 2012

A shout-out to the South Van Big Band and their performance on Nov. 17th, as well as jazz music all hour. Music from Bill King, Francois Houle 5 + 1, Harris Eisenstadt, Roger Chong, etc.

Yes, it was pouring in my neighbourhood, and worse, it was snowing up in Burnaby Mountain (where the studio is located), but I braved the elements so that I can bring you great jazz like Chong's "Memories of Venice," King's couple of terrific pieces, Eisenstadt's "Song for Sara," and more. 

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Jazz-Balaya with KP Wee - Sunday, November 4, 2012

A shout-out to the South Van Big Band and their performance on Nov. 17th, as well as jazz music all hour.

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Jazz-Balaya with KP Wee - Sunday, October 28, 2012

A new show on CJSF Radio, with myself hosting the new "Jazz-Balaya" hour bringing listeners the best jazz from up-and-coming artists. Well, and also music from musicians who focus on jazz and other genres.

Some highlights: Roger Chong's Tin Tin II, Memories of Venice, and Mornin' Mister B. Also, Vancouver's Francois Houle 5 + 1. A piece from Tyson Naylor Trio titled "PKP."

Ahhh, and also, botching the name of my own show and the name of another host. Fun times!

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August 20, 2012 - Vancouver @ Salem-Keizer - Taylor Cole celebrates his 23rd birthday - with KP Wee calling the action

One of the most memorable moments of the Vancouver Canadians' 2012 Northwest League Championship season came on Monday, August 20th, when RHP Taylor Cole threw an absolute gem while pitching on his 23rd birthday against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes at Volcanoes Stadium.

Here's the action from the bottom of the fifth inning onwards, with fill-in broadcaster KP Wee bringing you the play-by-play.

 

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - Sunday, September 23, 2012

Music from Roger Chong (Georgia on My Mind; Memories of Venice), Gordie Tentrees (Black Seeds), Wintersleep, Stephen Hummel, and more.

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - Sunday, September 16, 2012

I'm back at CJSF today with another edition of Jumbalaya bringing music from up-and-coming artists to the airwaves. Last week, Toronto's Roger Chong was in the Top 30 on the station's charts, so that's terrific, and to celebrate, I had four of his tunes in today's show.

Also, there's music from Melissa Lauren, Samantha Martin and the Haggard, Joshua Hyslop, and more. 

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July 26, 2012 - Eugene @ Vancouver - Derrick Chung's Walk-Off RBI - with KP Wee calling the action

One of the most memorable games at Scotiabank Field during the Vancouver Canadians' 2012 Northwest League Championship season took place on Thursday, July 26th, when the C's defeated the Eugene Emeralds 1-0 on 2B Derrick Chung's walk-off sacrifice fly.

 

It turned out to be a big victory as the C's would eventually hold off Eugene for the second-half pennant en route to their 2012 championship.

 

Here is the action from the ninth inning that afternoon, including Chung's walk-off RBI, with fill-in broadcaster KP Wee bringing you the play-by-play.



 

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - Thursday, August 30, 2012

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - Thursday, August 9, 2012

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Alternate Programming with KP Wee - Sunday, August 5, 2012

I was back at the CJSF Studio doing a live show for two hours as I was supposed to get updates from downtown from the staffers covering the Pride Parade. I never got any updates so I just did my best in the studio throughout the two hours with stats and facts about the event while playing a mix of dance music (you can tell as I rambled on for eight minutes at the opening of Part 4).

Click here for Part 1.
Click here for Part 2.
Click here for Part 3.
Click here for Part 4.

Update: The update finally came in the hour after I signed off, and can be heard around the 23-minute mark.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - Thursday, July 26, 2012 (Repeat of June 28th)

In my absence on Thursday, July 26th, CJSF Radio re-aired an episode of my June 28th show - with music from Lindsay May, No Island, Steph MacPherson, Teenage Kicks, Michael Jerome Browne, Julia Stone, Reid Perry, and more.

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Click here for Part 2.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - Sunday, August 5, 2012

Here's today's Jumbalaya show featuring music from Roger Chong, Angus Stone, Joshua Hyslop, Ben Olson, and more.

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - Thursday, August 2, 2012

A little bit of a 'doubleheader today as I had a pre-recorded Jumbalaya show on this morning at 9:00 a.m.

I then followed that up with a live broadcast of the Vancouver Canadians - Salem-Keizer Volcanoes game played at Scotiabank Field, calling the play-by-play of the final four-and-a-half innings. The team is 4-0 this season when I'm in the broadcast booth, and 4-1 last year, meaning the C's are 8-1 with me doing play-by-play.

Here's the Jumbalaya show podcast:
Click here for Part 1
Click here for Part 2
Click here for Part 3

Canadians Broadcast - Thursday, July 26, 2012

I've missed back-to-back episodes of Jumbalaya with CJSF Radio, but something very exciting happened on Thursday, July 26th, as I was asked to fill in from the top of the fifth inning onwards for the Vancouver Canadians-Eugene Emeralds baseball game!

I had the opportunity to call the final four innings of the Canadians' 1-0 victory, which was made possible by Derrick Chung on a walk-off RBI sacrifice fly.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - July 12, 2012 (afternoon)

... and I'm back at the studio to do a live show at 3pm to fill in for another host.

Music from Apollo Ghosts, Kathleen Edwards, Matt Stern, Graydon James, and Roger Chong with his version of "Save Your Love for Me."

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - July 12, 2012 (morning show)

Double duty today, with my first show at 9 a.m. this morning (pre-taped two days earlier), featuring new music from Joshua Hyslop, Roger Chong, Jack Pine & The Fire, Brandon Issak, Meredith Shaw, Matt Stern, Pigeon Park, and Organic Orbit.

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - Thursday, July 5, 2012

Once again through the magic of pre-recording, I was able to deliver the Thursday Jumbalaya today even though I wasn't physically present at the studio this morning.

A big fan of Roger Chong's jazz so this program included three of his tunes, Tin Tin II, Laugh Out Loud, and Taking It In Strides. Also music from The October Trio, Danielle French, David Newberry, Wintersleep, Lucky Sonne, and more.

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - June 28, 2012

Again, a pre-recorded show with current music and current public service announcements as I had to be away from the studio due to work commitments.

Music featured from Reid Perry, Charles Aarons, Natalie MacMaster, Michael Jerome Browne, Teenage Kicks, Kathleen Edwards, No Island, and more...

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - June 26, 2012

Today's Jumbalaya show is a fill-in for another host, and features new music from Roger Chong (Save Your Love for Me and Send A Little Love) and Danielle French (Drive and Harsh Reality).

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Click here for Part 2.

Jumbalaya returns June 28th

My Jumbalaya show from Thursday, June 21st was pre-empted because of National Aboriginal Day, so even though I did record my show, it was not aired.

However, a new Jumbalaya show will be aired on Thursday, June 28th, in its regularly scheduled time at 12 noon Eastern (9 a.m. Pacific).

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - June 17, 2012

Filled in for a host who was away, and also pre-recorded two shows while I was at the studio (for June 21st and 28th).

Here's part one of today's music show.
Here's part two.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - June 14, 2012

A pre-recorded version as I was away from the studio on Thursday morning, but complete with current music from great indie artists and public service announcements.

Click here for the first part.
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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - June 10, 2012

A fill-in show today on Jumbalaya - it was weird because I had just pre-recorded a show earlier in the morning and then it was into the studio to do this live show. Highlights: Terri Hendrix, The Marquee, Avalanche City, and a replay of the Roger Chong interview.

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Jumbalaya with KP Wee - June 7, 2012

Catch my Jumbalaya show from earlier today, as great music from some of the most talented up-and-coming artists were featured.

*Music from artists such as CityReal & Wes MacKey, No Island, Roger Chong, Charles Aarons, Maynard and the Musties, Apollo Ghosts, Natalie MacMaster, Windborn, and more.

Click here for part 1.
Click here for part 2.

Click here for part of the "Skeptically Speaking" program.

Roger Chong with KP Wee - Smitten by the Written - June 6, 2012

For today's show, I had the opportunity to speak with Toronto composer/jazz guitarist Roger Chong. We discussed his latest album, "Send A Little Love," and also talked about how Roger's music-writing style has evolved over the past few years, from lyrics and vocals with a rock-pop/blues theme to now mainly jazz.

I also shared a couple of new tunes from Roger's new album - "Memories of Venice" and "Intimate Strangers" - as well as an old song from his first album "In the Beginning" titled "Maybe" featuring him on vocals.

Click here for the interview and the music.

Roger Chong with KP Wee - on CJSF coming soon!

Toronto composer/jazz guitarist Roger Chong joins KP Wee on Smitten by the Written to discuss how his music writing style has evolved over the past few years, from lyrics and vocals with a rock-pop/blues theme to now mainly jazz. Chong also discusses his latest jazz album, “Send A Little Love.”

Catch this interview on Wednesday, June 6th at 1pm Pacific (4pm Eastern) at www.cjsf.ca!

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - May 31, 2012

Here's my Jumbalaya show from this morning - again pre-recorded, but you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. For the record, it rained this morning - but for obvious reason I didn't mention the weather during the pre-recording on purpose.

Highlights: one of Roger Chong's new tunes, Tin Tin II; The October Trio; Terri Hendrix; Jon Brooks; Kyle Eastwood.

Click here for part one.
Click here for part two.

This Week's Jumbalaya Show

Once again, this Thursday's Jumbalaya show will be pre-recorded, with music featuring Jon Brooks, The Record Holder, Teri Hendrix, Kyle Eastwood, Roger Chong, Lindsay May, and more.

It can be heard on Thursday, May 31st, at 9:00 am Pacific (12 noon Eastern) on www.cjsf.ca. The links to the show will be posted after it's been aired.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - May 24, 2012

My second pre-recorded Jumbalaya show features mostly jazz music, so click on the links, sit back, and enjoy! Music by Toronto composer Roger Chong, Vancouver's Sons of Granville, and more:

Click here for Part 1.
Click here for Part 2.
Click here for the wrap-up.

Swedish-Canadian Singer-Songwriter Sarah MacDougall with KP Wee - Smitten by the Written - May 23, 2012

A special thanks to Sarah MacDougall for taking the time to talk to me in today's program, where we discuss her songwriting, as well as the music video for "Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes You Win" and her experience writing songs in -40 degree temperatures.

Click here for the interview. (It starts 6:50 into the clip.)
Click here for the final part of the segment.

Sarah MacDougall with KP Wee - CJSF 90.1 FM

Catch my (pre-recorded) interview with Swedish-Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah MacDougall on www.cjsf.ca tomorrow (Wednesday) during the 1pm Pacific hour (4pm Eastern). We discuss her songwriting and about her interesting YouTube video for the song "Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes You Win" - as well as her experience writing in -40 degree temperatures.

This Week's Jumbalaya - Jazz Style

I'm pre-recording my Jumbalaya show now at the CJSF studio, with a special Jazz theme this week, which will be aired on Thursday morning. If you like jazz, tune in to www.cjsf.ca this Thursday at 9:00 am Pacific (12 noon Eastern), for an hour of my Jumbalaya show! Also featuring music from Toronto's Roger Chong and other Canadian composers! Also, a special shout-out to Chris Ronald for his May 31st gig in New West.

As always, I will post the program on here once it's been aired. Stay tuned.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - May 17, 2012

Thanks to the magic of pre-recording, we have myself on the Jumbalaya show today even though I'm not in the studio this morning! For a mixed bag of some great music from some up-and-coming artists, check out the show.

Click here for Part 1.
Click here for Part 2.
Click here for the last song.

Adrian Brijbassi with KP Wee - Smitten by the Written - May 16, 2012

Due to the preceeding program going overtime, my interview with vacay.ca's Adrian Brijbassi went over into the 2:00 pm hour.

Click here for Part 1.
Click here for Part 2.
Click here for Part 3.

This Week's Jumbalaya

I've been fortunate enough to have understanding bosses over the past four months--I'm looking at you, Ron and Heather!--that I've been able to sneak out of work to do my weekly radio program at CJSF.

This week, however, due to the amount of workload, I'm needed in the office on Thursday morning. Not to worry, though, as I've pre-recorded the Jumbalaya show and it will air in its regularly scheduled time on Thursday! I'll admit, it was tricky to say things like, "The auction ends today, Thursday, May 17th," when it in fact wasn't the 17th. Real tricky! Will post the links when it airs this week.

This will be the first of many pre-recorded Jumbalaya shows. I do it with Smitten by the Written, so it's not a biggie.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - May 10, 2012 (Part 2)

Some highlights here this afternoon:

*music by Jon Brooks (Because We're Free), Katie Rox (Leave Me Here), Sharon van Etten (Joke or a Lie), Safety Show (Dry Spell), Roger Chong (Neo & Lego; The Grandpa Squad), Steph MacPherson (Open Book), Terri Hendrix (Roll On), and more
*an annoucement about Chris Ronald's gigs
*an annoucement about Kenya Kondo's webisodes

For the first part, click here.
For the second part, click here.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - May 10, 2012

Some highlights here this morning:

*a shout-out to Roger Chong and his new album
*music by Jon Brooks (Fort McMurray), Katie Rox (Now or Never), Sharon van Etten (All I Can), Safety Show (City Bones), Roger Chong (Tin Tin; Bordertown), Steph MacPherson (The Verdict), Terri Hendrix (Roll On), and more
*an annoucement about Chris Ronald's gigs
*an annoucement about Kenya Kondo's webisodes

For the first part, click here.
For the second part, click here.

"Lunch Poems @ SFU" on Smitten by the Written with KP Wee - May 9, 2012

Here is the second of the "Lunch Poems @ SFU" series from April 18, 2012. Due to time constraints, I edited the recording to fit it into a half-hour segment. The highlights can be heard here, with the event beginning 3:19 in (after the announcements).

The next "Lunch Poems @ SFU" event is coming up next week, on Wednesday, May 16th, from noon to 1pm, at the SFU Harbour Centre. It will feature Sandy Shreve, who has published four poetry collections, with her guest poet, Rob Taylor.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - May 3, 2012

Highlights on today's show:

A big boo-boo made in the second half. Yikes. Pressed the wrong button.

A little shout-out to Katie Rox for the poll she conducted on Facebook, where she asked which one Katie Rox song everybody likes. By my unofficial tally, it seems "Airplane" got the most votes, so that's what I played in honour of that.

Also, a little shout-out to Chris Ronald for his May 13th Mother's Day gig at the Tipper.

Click here for the first half.
Click here for the second half.

Adrian Brijbassi with KP Wee - Smitten by the Written - May 2, 2012

This interview was pre-recorded during the first round of the NHL playoffs, and before the NBA playoffs started.

Adrian Brijbassi discusses some myths about sportswriting, including the answers to questions such as:

As a writer, should you read more than you write?
How do you incorporate love into a sports story?
... and more.

Here is the first part.
Here is the second part.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - April 26, 2012

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Click here for Part 2.

Here's the music video I was referring to at the beginning of the program, with Katie Rox's "I Won't."

Programming update: Smitten by the Written

We have a date nailed down for the Adrian Brijbassi interview for CJSF 90.1 FM’s “Smitten by the Written” program, and it will be airing on Wednesday, May 2nd, at 4pm Eastern (1pm Pacific) as he and I will be discussing the topic of sports writing.
 
Questions such as the following will be discussed:

As a writer, do I read more than I write, or the other way around?

What are examples of showing the characters’ personalities through actions and interactions?

What do you do if you’re not sure whether to use the first or third person?

The following week, on Wednesday, May 9th, at 4pm Eastern (1pm Pacific), we’ll bring you a recording of the Wayde Compton poetry reading performed in the “Lunch Poems @ SFU” series from mid-April. The poetry reading, which took place on April 18th at the SFU Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver, lasted an hour, but for radio purposes the recording has been condensed to half an hour to fit into the “Smitten by the Written” segment.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - April 19, 2012

Not so much chatting on today's program but just music, with Rebecca Lappa (and an interesting blurb about her at the beginning), Charlotte Cornfield, Long Distance Runners, The Record Holder, Katie Rox, Bleeding Horse Express, Roger Chong (twice), Kenya Kondo, and much, much more.

Click here for the first part.

Click here for the second part.

Poet and Writer Wayde Compton with KP Wee - April 18, 2012

On today's "Smitten by the Written" program on CJSF 90.1 FM, we aired an interview I conducted with Vancouver-based writer Wayde Compton, who coincidentally was doing a live public poetry reading at SFU Harbour Centre at the same time the program was aired!

The interview with Wayde, which was pre-recorded a week earlier, lasts about 32 minutes. He spoke about the "Lunch Poems @ SFU" series as well as what he's currently working on as far as his writing is concerned, and how he got started in his writing career.

The first part of the interview can be heard here.
The second part can be heard here.

For more information about the "Lunch Poems @ SFU" series, click here to visit their Facebook page.

Coming up on "Smitten by the Written"...

I had the opportunity to pre-record interviews with Vancouver-based writer Wayde Compton and travel journalist Adrian Brijbassi of Vacay.ca for the CJSF 90.1 FM program, "Smitten by the Written."

Compton, who wil be the featured poet in the "Lunch Poems @ SFU" series on Wednesday, April 18th at the SFU Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver, spoke with me about his writing career.

Brijbassi, who is a returning guest on the show, discusses sports writing and shares another excerpt from his novel-in-progress, "Triumph the Lion."

The two interviews will be aired in the next couple of weeks on CJSF 90.1 FM, so stay tuned!

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - April 13, 2012

A special shout-out to my bosses, Ron and Heather, for allowing me to sneak out of work early to do a Jumbalaya show in Burnaby. Thanks, guys, for being super flexible with me for the last three months - it's great to have terrific bosses! Also, received an email from Heather during the show, but didn't want to read it on air!

Also on the program today, some discussion about a company which was irresponsible with Twitter. No, not the LA Kings' tweet of "To everyone outside of BC, you're welcome," but a different company. Besides, I loved the Kings' tweet following their Game 1 victory over Vancouver.

Some follow-up on the Rick Jessup beer story too...

This was probably the first time in a long time that I didn't have any Jim Cuddy or Roger Chong music on the program... but I'm super happy that Roger's new album was featured in Tandem Magazine this week. Way to go, Roger!

Click here for the first half.
Click here for the second half.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - April 12, 2012

A Jumbalaya show this morning before heading off to work:

A special shout-out to Rick from Toronto for submitting the beer story in the second half of the show! Also, a reminder in the first half about Vancouver-based songwriter Chris Ronald's gigs on the 13th (Cuppa Joy Coffee House) and 14th (The Naam).

Click here for the first part.
Click here for the second part.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - April 5, 2012

A fun show today; I shared a couple of bus stories on air, and even talked about the stories about Wyoming and "My dog ate my tickets."

In the last half-hour, I also shared some news about Chris Ronald's new gigs coming up in April, and music by Kenya Kondo (Train), Roger Chong (Boo's Bossa), and Current Swell (Long Time Ago).

Click here for the first half.
Click here for the second half.

Okay! Show's over! Off to work now!

"Lunch Poems @ SFU" with KP Wee - April 4, 2012

It's a pleasure for me to narrate the recording of the inaugural event of "Lunch Poems @ SFU" series, which took place on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012. This series will be held once a month at SFU Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver.

The inaugural event featured Vancouver's Poet Laureate Evelyn Lau, as well as guest poet Daniela Elza, who read some of their favourite poems to the public.

Click here for the first half-hour.
Click here for the second half-hour.

The second of the "Lunch Poems @ SFU" series will take place on April 18th, featuring Wayde Compton.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - March 29, 2012

Click here for the first half.

Click here for the second half.

Some good tunes such as Ethan Collister with "If I Came This Way," The Record Holder with "Safe Harbour," and Roger Chong with "Bordertown."

Adrian Brijbassi with KP Wee - March 28, 2012

Adrian Brijbassi, editor of Vacay.ca, returns to the program and discusses "Point of View" in writing when it comes to fictional character development. He also reads an excerpt of "Triumph the Lion," his novel-in-progress.

Click here for Part 1.
Click here for Part 2.

After Adrian's segment, there is a discussion on plagiarism on the program "What's the Word," which deals with writers and plagiarism.

Jumbalaya with KP - March 22, 2012

Click here for the first segment, featuring Windborn with "Castles" and Nash with "Walk Alone."

Click here for the last segment, featuring Lake Forest with "Whispers" and Kathleen Edwards with "Empty Threat."

Author Camy Tang with KP Wee - March 21, 2012

I got a chance to speak with author Camy Tang on today's program. We discuss a bit about her new novel series "Protection for Hire" as well as how she got ideas for her "Sushi Series" featuring four cousins who had to fight the stigma of the infamous family title "Oldest Single Female Cousin."

She also talks about how she enjoys giving writing tips to her readers.

Click here for the interview.

Chris Ronald with KP Wee - March 21, 2012

Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Chris Ronald discusses his move from England to Canada, as well as his songwriting and teaching. He's also part of an exciting crowdfunding project for his next album in 2013, which he shares with us.

Chris also shares some funny anecdotes, including his getting bored in class and an old photograph of him with a guitar. In this piece, I included a couple of his songs, Sunshine and Sweatshop Blues, from the album Turning Tides along with the interview. For more information about his upcoming gigs, click here.

Click here for the interview and music.

Jumbalaya Show with KP - March 20, 2012

Here is the first part of the show.

Here is the second part.

Highlights: Sharing news of Roger Chong's new May 2012 album, Katie Rox's official "Hard to Find" music video, and Chris Ronald's March 30th gig.

Jumbalaya with KP - March 15, 2012

Here is the first half-hour of today's show.

Here is the second half-hour. Oops, I bungled the Chris Ronald segment... but I did share some exciting news about him, Roger Chong, and Katie Rox in the final 30 minutes.

Kathy Frank with KP Wee - CJSF 90.1 FM

Here is an interview I conducted with Coquitlam singer/songwriter Kathy Frank. It begins 4:28 into the audio.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - March 8, 2012

Jumbalaya program featuring music from women only, as I celebrate International Women's Day! Music from Colleen Brown, Colleen Savage, and a bunch of others!

Click here for the first half.

Click here for the second half.

Jumbalaya with KP Wee - CJSF - March 4, 2012

Click here for the first half-hour.

Click here for the second half-hour.

Jumbalaya Show - KP Wee - March 1, 2012

Click here for the first part.

Click here for the second part.

Jumbalaya with KP - CJSF 90.1 FM

Here is part one of the show.

Here is part two of the show.

Katie Rox with KP Wee - CJSF 90.1 FM

Here is an interview with Katie Rox.

The interview was recorded back in January, and since then, there have been a couple of updates about Katie, which I've updated in the segment. One of those updates is quite interesting: With help from fans on Twitter, she wrote a love song on Valentine's Day, which she posted here.

Adrian Brijbassi with KP Wee - CJSF 90.1 FM

Even though I'm juggling a full-time job with a few other things, I had a chance to produce the following show for CJSF 90.1 FM, an interview with Vacay.ca's Adrian Brijbassi, which aired today.

Here is the interview.

Adrian shares an anecdote about the restaurant in New Orleans which sets a table for a ghost named Antoine, and he also reads out a couple of award-winning articles, "Chasing the Big Five" and "Beauty and the Beach."

I also got Adrian to enlighten the listeners about some myths regarding travel writing.

Roger Chong's interview - with KP Wee on CJSF 90.1 FM

I had the opportunity to speak with Toronto composer Roger Chong, who's also a music instructor. He's got some interesting stories about his life and song titles.

Click here for the interview.

Click here for other music featured today.

Jumbalaya Show - Feb 16, 2012 - KP Wee

Click here for Part 1.

Click here for Part 2.
Near the beginning of this segment, I shared a story about Katie Rox and her Valentine's Day song. Fun stuff!

Cheryl Thibideau with KP Wee - CJSF 90.1 FM

I had the opportunity to speak with local musician Cheryl Thibideau for Smitten by the Written.

Here is Cheryl Thibideau's interview.

Kenya Kondo - with KP Wee on CJSF 90.1 FM

I had the opportunity to interview a local artist, Kenya Kondo, for today's Smitten by the Written program.

Here is Kenya Kondo's interview.

Jumbalaya Music - KP - Feb. 12, 2012

Didn't air any interviews in today's program - instead, we had a lot of great music!

Click here for the first part of the show
Click here for the second part of the show

KP Wee's Coverage of the World Lit Event at Harbour Centre - aired Feb. 8, 2012

On Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, Dr. Ken Seigneurie had a lecture on World Literature at the SFU Harbour Centre. I was fortunate enough to cover the event.

Here is the show:
Part 1
Part 2

Jumbalaya with KP - Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Here is the first part of today's Jumbalaya hour with me.
Here is the second part.

I shared stories about Roger Chong and Neo & Lego in the first half hour, and discussed a bit about Kenya Kondo in the second half.

Jumbalaya with KP - interview with Kenya Kondo and Katie Rox - Feb. 5, 2012

Here's the 10:00 a.m. half-hour.

Here's the 10:30 a.m. half-hour with the Kenya Kondo interview and music.

Here's the 11:00 a.m. half-hour.

Here's the 11:30 a.m. half-hour with the Katie Rox interview and music. (Not sure what happened to the next host at the end there... I let him set up for his show ... :-( but there was nearly 2 minutes of dead air at the very end!)

Robbie Burns event recorded Jan. 25th, 2012 - aired Feb. 1st (CJSF Smitten by the Written)

Here is the first segment of the Robbie Burns marathon poetry reading, an event which took place at SFU Harbour Centre on Jan. 25th to honour Scottish poet Robert Burns, who was born on Jan. 25, 1759.

Here is the second segment.

GroundWire Radio - KP Wee on Karla Ramirez story

I had the opportunity to cover the Karla Ramirez press conference on Jan. 19th in downtown Vancouver for GroundWire Radio on behalf of CJSF.

Here is my feature on Ramirez, 17:30 in (after the Enbridge pipeline and Shoal Lake stories).

Jan. 29, 2012: Jumbalaya with KP on CJSF 90.1 FM

This week, I conducted inteviews with Kenya Kondo, Roger Chong, Cheryl Thibideau, and Katie Rox, but I chose not to air any of these interviews in my Jumbalaya show today. Those interviews will likely run in a few weeks on Smitten by the Written. However, next week's Smitten progam (Feb. 1) will be on Robbie Burns, and the one after that will be on the World Literature event--both of which I covered--so it'll be  awhile before we listen to those interviews.

Meanwhile, here are today's links:
Part 1 of Jumbalaya, click here.
Part 2 of Jumbalaya, click here.

KP Wee with James Hill (repeat program) - CJSF Jan. 25, 2012

The interview with James Hill was re-aired on CJSF 90.1 FM on Wednesday, Jan. 25th. Catch it here.

Meanwhile, that same day, I was down at the Harbour Centre to cover the historic Robert Burns poetry marathon, which lasted four hours and nine minutes! Even the CTV camera guy was there too to cover the event, and CTV featured it on its nightly newscast as well. As for my coverage, it will be aired next week.

Here is a Jumbalaya show featuring music from Dan Mangan, Roger Chong, and Jim Cuddy, among others.

Click here for the first half of the show.

Click here for the scond half.

KP's Interview with James Hill - aired Jan 22, 2012 - CJSF 90.1 FM

It was my pleasure to interview Canadian songwriter James Hill, who has roots in Langley, BC, and is known as "the Wayne Gretzky of ukulele."

Click here for a few of James's songs and the interview.

Click here for more of his songs.

Interview with Adrian Brijbassi - CJSF 90.1 FM - KP Wee, Sunday Jan. 15, 2012

I played an interview with Adrian Brijbassi during this program. Adrian discusses journalism and creative writing with me, and also reads out an excerpt from "Triumph the Lion" (continuation of Chapter 2).

Here is the first portion of the interview.
Here is the final few minutes.

Unfortunately, there was some audio issue throughout, but thankfully, we can hear the interview.

Interview with SFU instructor Shiraz Ramji - CJSF 90.1 FM - KP Wee

I had the pleasure of speaking with SFU instructor Shiraz Ramji in studio about his passion for poetry. Here is the interview.

One funny thing was that I'd mentally prepared for this interview and knew the questions I was going to ask, but two minutes before the interview was to start, Shiraz informed me that I shouldn't be calling him "Professor Ramji" as I had been throughout our email correspondences. So, I had the added pressure of addressing him by his first name, and there were several times I stumbled during the interview because I had to remember to call him "Shiraz" and not "Professor Ramji"! :-)

Here is the second half of the show, where I did some public service announcements.

Jumbalaya Show - Jan. 8, 2012 - KP Wee

Here's the 11:00 to 11:30 am  segment of Jumbalaya on CJSF 90.1 FM.

I shared that embarrassing story about my New Year's Day 2012 at the coffee shop downtown. Yikes. Not the best way to start off the new year, but oh well, at least it was something to talk about!

Here's the 11:30 to 12:00 pm  segment. Great music!

KP's Jumbalaya Show - featuring the "Best of 2011 local music" - January 1, 2012

Click here for the first half of the show.

Click here for the second half.